Main Event
Day 3 Started
Main Event
Day 3 Started
The field has dwindled from 807 entries down to just nine players as the official final table is set to resume on the final day of action. The WinStar World Casino has played host to the River Poker Series over the past few weeks in Thackerville, Oklahoma and it all comes to an end today when the champion is crowned in the $2,500 Main Event.
There is still plenty of money up for grabs today as each elimination comes with a healthy pay jump. The final nine players are all guaranteed to walk away with at least $36,640 but each will have their sights set on the $384,100 first-place prize.
Place | Prize (USD) |
---|---|
1st | $384,100 |
2nd | $235,040 |
3rd | $173,480 |
4th | $129,800 |
5th | $98,340 |
6th | $75,440 |
7th | $58,580 |
8th | $46,060 |
9th | $36,640 |
Day 1a chipleader, Johnny Deas, will come into the day as the top dog. He will be sporting a chip stack of 4,725,000 after a couple of big knockouts late in Day 2. Ricky Green is not too far behind with 3,880,000 and young gun Will Pengelly rounds out the top three with 2,555,000.
Seat | Player | Stack |
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1 | Ekrem Bozkurt | 2,435,000 |
2 | Ricky Green | 3,880,000 |
3 | Jeff Banghart | 2,545,000 |
4 | Brian Green | 590,000 |
5 | Matthew Bray | 1,945,000 |
6 | Will Pengelly | 2,555,000 |
7 | Johnny Deas | 4,725,000 |
8 | Alan Cummins | 845,000 |
9 | Dean Baranowski | 1,100,000 |
The action is slated to get underway at 12:00 noon and play until a winner is crowned. The blinds will resume on level 27 at 30,000/60,000 and a 10,000 ante. They will continue to be 60-minutes in length with a 15-minute break after every two levels.
Follow along with the PokerNews live reporting team as we bring you all of the live updates throughout the final table.
Level: 27
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 10,000
Jeff Banghart opened for 125,000 early and Brian Green shoved on his left for about 550,000. Banghart got a rough count and announced a call.
Jeff Banghart:
Brian Green:
Banghart had live cards and flopped a flush draw as hit. He locked it up on the turn, rendering the river meaningless.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Jeff Banghart |
3,240,000
695,000
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695,000 |
Brian Green | Busted | |
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The action folded around to Will Pengelly in the small blind who raised to 125,000. Johnny Deas called from the big blind and the flop fell . Pengelly continued for 150,000 and Deas made a quick call.
The on the turn paired the board and Pengelly pushed in a bet of 250,000. Deas stood up from his chair and walked to the rail. As he came back to his seat, he splashed in a call. The landed on the river and Pengelly checked this time. Deas stuck in a bet of around 600,000 and Pengelly quickly folded face up.
"What was that about?" Jeff Banghart asked from the other end of the table. "How many shots of espresso did you have this morning? You're wired!"
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Johnny Deas |
4,550,000
-175,000
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-175,000 |
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Will Pengelly |
2,060,000
-495,000
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-495,000 |
Jeff Banghart opened for 125,000 and got two callers. On the flop, big blind Dean Baranowski shoved all in for about 800,000 and Banghart folded. Will Pengelly snap-called in the cutoff with for a massive draw, and Baranowski turned up for top two.
The board bricked off with the and .
"Two open-ended straight flush draws and we miss both?" Pengelly said in disbelief to his friend on the rail. "How?"
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Dean Baranowski |
2,050,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
Will Pengelly |
1,125,000
-935,000
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-935,000 |
Ricky Green raised to 125,000 in the cutoff and Matthew Bray three-bet to 390,000 out of the small blind. Green made the call to see a flop of . Bray checked to Green who bet 400,000 and Bray quickly mucked his cards.
In the next hand, Green made it 125,000 to go again and was called by Jeff Banghart on his left and Johnny Deas in the big blind. The flop came and the action checked around to the on the turn.
Deas checked again and Green tossed in a bet of 125,000. Banghart called and Deas check-raised to 775,000. Green asked for a count but elected to fold and Banghart did the same. Deas showed for trip jacks and Green announced that he folded aces.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Johnny Deas |
5,270,000
720,000
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720,000 |
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Ricky Green |
4,730,000
850,000
|
850,000 |
Matthew Bray |
1,420,000
-525,000
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-525,000 |
Jeff Banghart opened for 125,000 in middle position and Matthew Bray three-bet to 325,000 on his left. Banghart called and they saw an flop. Banghart check-called a small bet of 200,000. On the turn, Banghart checked and snap-called 500,000, leaving only 370,000 back in play. That went in on the river on another check-call and Bray turned over for a set.
Banghart mucked .
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Matthew Bray |
2,950,000
1,530,000
|
1,530,000 |
Jeff Banghart |
1,925,000
-1,315,000
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-1,315,000 |
Johnny Deas raised to 180,000 in middle position and Jeff Banghart re-raised to 600,000 in the big blind. With the action back on Deas, he made the call and the flop fell .
Banghart led out for 600,000 and Deas instantly raised all in. Banghart called just as quickly and was the player at risk for 1,620,000. Banghart turned over and was ahead of Deas' .
The turn was the and the river brought the , securing a full double up for Banghart.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Jeff Banghart |
4,520,000
2,595,000
|
2,595,000 |
Johnny Deas |
3,000,000
-2,270,000
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-2,270,000 |
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Johnny Deas checked from early position on and called 200,000 from Ricky Green in the cutoff. On the , Deas checked and snap-called what sounded like 200,000 from Green. Green showed for top two and won the pot.
After the hand, Green said he announced 300,000. A number of players agreed, but just as many said they also thought they heard 200,000, as Deas claimed. In the end, the tournament supervisor went with 200,000 as that was what the dealer said he heard.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Ricky Green |
5,500,000
770,000
|
770,000 |
Johnny Deas |
2,200,000
-800,000
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-800,000 |
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